used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, she didn't want to arrive at the Gildersleeve place looking worse than she had to.
AGREEMENTnounUS /əˈɡriːmənt/
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading After all, she didn't want to arrive at the Gildersleeve place looking worse than she had to.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her eyes were smarting, and her nose was sore, and her throat felt hot like a furnace.
anklesnounUS /ˈæŋkəlz/
plural of “ankle” — a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading She smoothed her hair, too, with her wet fingers, and she even took off her shabby sneakers and washed her dusty feet and ankles.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading After all, she didn't want to arrive at the Gildersleeve place looking worse than she had to.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After all, she didn't want to arrive at the Gildersleeve place looking worse than she had to.
batheverbUS /beɪð/
cleanse the entire body
From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
DeaconnounUS /ˈdiːkən/
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
didn't
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From this reading After all, she didn't want to arrive at the Gildersleeve place looking worse than she had to.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading She smoothed her hair, too, with her wet fingers, and she even took off her shabby sneakers and washed her dusty feet and ankles.
divisible by two
From this reading She smoothed her hair, too, with her wet fingers, and she even took off her shabby sneakers and washed her dusty feet and ankles.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes were smarting, and her nose was sore, and her throat felt hot like a furnace.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She smoothed her hair, too, with her wet fingers, and she even took off her shabby sneakers and washed her dusty feet and ankles.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Her eyes were smarting, and her nose was sore, and her throat felt hot like a furnace.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading She smoothed her hair, too, with her wet fingers, and she even took off her shabby sneakers and washed her dusty feet and ankles.
furnacenounUS /ˈfɜːrnəs/
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading Her eyes were smarting, and her nose was sore, and her throat felt hot like a furnace.
Gildersleeve
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From this reading After all, she didn't want to arrive at the Gildersleeve place looking worse than she had to.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She smoothed her hair, too, with her wet fingers, and she even took off her shabby sneakers and washed her dusty feet and ankles.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Her eyes were smarting, and her nose was sore, and her throat felt hot like a furnace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
Jacqueline
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From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
jumpingnounUS /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
Kaplinsky's
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From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
leasenounUS /liːs/
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Her eyes were smarting, and her nose was sore, and her throat felt hot like a furnace.
Longmeadow
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From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading After all, she didn't want to arrive at the Gildersleeve place looking worse than she had to.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Her eyes were smarting, and her nose was sore, and her throat felt hot like a furnace.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She smoothed her hair, too, with her wet fingers, and she even took off her shabby sneakers and washed her dusty feet and ankles.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading After all, she didn't want to arrive at the Gildersleeve place looking worse than she had to.
pulsesnounUS /ˈpʌlsɪz/
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
shabbyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæbi/
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading She smoothed her hair, too, with her wet fingers, and she even took off her shabby sneakers and washed her dusty feet and ankles.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
smartingnounUS /ˈsmɑːrtɪŋ/
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading Her eyes were smarting, and her nose was sore, and her throat felt hot like a furnace.
smoothedadjectiveUS /smuːðd/
made smooth by ironing
From this reading She smoothed her hair, too, with her wet fingers, and she even took off her shabby sneakers and washed her dusty feet and ankles.
sneakersnounUS /ˈsniːkərz/
plural of “sneaker” — a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
From this reading She smoothed her hair, too, with her wet fingers, and she even took off her shabby sneakers and washed her dusty feet and ankles.
hurting
From this reading Her eyes were smarting, and her nose was sore, and her throat felt hot like a furnace.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading After all, she didn't want to arrive at the Gildersleeve place looking worse than she had to.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Her eyes were smarting, and her nose was sore, and her throat felt hot like a furnace.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She smoothed her hair, too, with her wet fingers, and she even took off her shabby sneakers and washed her dusty feet and ankles.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She smoothed her hair, too, with her wet fingers, and she even took off her shabby sneakers and washed her dusty feet and ankles.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading After all, she didn't want to arrive at the Gildersleeve place looking worse than she had to.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading She smoothed her hair, too, with her wet fingers, and she even took off her shabby sneakers and washed her dusty feet and ankles.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT By the time that Jacqueline had had her cry out, she was nearly a mile on her way to Longmeadow Street.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were smarting, and her nose was sore, and her throat felt hot like a furnace.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading She smoothed her hair, too, with her wet fingers, and she even took off her shabby sneakers and washed her dusty feet and ankles.
at the time that
From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
Whitcomb's
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From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading After all, she didn't want to arrive at the Gildersleeve place looking worse than she had to.
wristsnounUS /rɪsts/
plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading When she came to the boundary brook between Kaplinsky's lease and Deacon Whitcomb's field, she was glad to stop and bathe her face and quiet the jumping pulses in her wrists with cool water.
